EPSG:4262 - Massawa

Attributes

Unit

degree

Scope

Geodesy.

Remarks

None

Area of use

Eritrea - onshore and offshore.

Data Source: EPSG v11.016 2024-08-31

Datum: Massawa

Coordinate System: ellipsoidal

Projection: Undefined

Geodetic CRS: Undefined

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GEOGCRS["Massawa",
    DATUM["Massawa",
        ELLIPSOID["Bessel 1841",6377397.155,299.1528128,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
        ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
    CS[ellipsoidal,2],
        AXIS["geodetic latitude (Lat)",north,
            ORDER[1],
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
        AXIS["geodetic longitude (Lon)",east,
            ORDER[2],
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
    USAGE[
        SCOPE["Geodesy."],
        AREA["Eritrea - onshore and offshore."],
        BBOX[12.36,36.44,18.1,43.31]],
    ID["EPSG",4262]]
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  "$schema": "https://proj.org/schemas/v0.7/projjson.schema.json",
  "type": "GeographicCRS",
  "name": "Massawa",
  "datum": {
    "type": "GeodeticReferenceFrame",
    "name": "Massawa",
    "ellipsoid": {
      "name": "Bessel 1841",
      "semi_major_axis": 6377397.155,
      "inverse_flattening": 299.1528128
    }
  },
  "coordinate_system": {
    "subtype": "ellipsoidal",
    "axis": [
      {
        "name": "Geodetic latitude",
        "abbreviation": "Lat",
        "direction": "north",
        "unit": "degree"
      },
      {
        "name": "Geodetic longitude",
        "abbreviation": "Lon",
        "direction": "east",
        "unit": "degree"
      }
    ]
  },
  "scope": "Geodesy.",
  "area": "Eritrea - onshore and offshore.",
  "bbox": {
    "south_latitude": 12.36,
    "west_longitude": 36.44,
    "north_latitude": 18.1,
    "east_longitude": 43.31
  },
  "id": {
    "authority": "EPSG",
    "code": 4262
  }
}
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            '1841",6377397.155,299.1528128,LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],CS[ellipsoidal,2],AXIS["geodetic '
            'latitude '
            '(Lat)",north,ORDER[1],ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],AXIS["geodetic '
            'longitude '
            '(Lon)",east,ORDER[2],ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],USAGE[SCOPE["Geodesy."],AREA["Eritrea '
            '- onshore and '
            'offshore."],BBOX[12.36,36.44,18.1,43.31]],ID["EPSG",4262]]',
 'geographic_crs_name': 'Massawa',
 'grid_mapping_name': 'latitude_longitude',
 'horizontal_datum_name': 'Massawa',
 'inverse_flattening': 299.1528128,
 'longitude_of_prime_meridian': 0.0,
 'prime_meridian_name': 'Greenwich',
 'reference_ellipsoid_name': 'Bessel 1841',
 'semi_major_axis': 6377397.155,
 'semi_minor_axis': 6356078.962818189}